Description: Subforum dedicated to SMBX-38A - a fan-made remake of the original SMBX Engine, made by 5438A38A.Forum rules: This is official Europan/American community for the SMBX-38A. Suggested to don't post stuff for this engine outside this subforum.Moderators:Yoshi021, Lx Xzit, 5438A38A, TepigFan101, Moderators

Considering that a lots people ignore my rules of bug reporting and feature suggestions, I will make some detailed explanation:

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A. Bug reporting1. Too broad reports are not allowedWhat I hate most is this kind of report, because they are completely useless. For example, some people just report they don't like the physics and never say why they don't like or how that happened, some people even didn't make a test before report. What's even more ridiculous is that some people just report "he hopes there is no bug in next version" as a bug.If you break this rule, all your bug reports will be ignore and all your suggestions won't be accept.2. No feedbackAfter I fixed some bug, there is no people give feedback to tell me whether the bug is fixed, this directly caused some bugs are reappear in future version.3. Don't upload too large thingsI recommend using GIF instead of video, because the internet is slow and instable on my side. And before you upload your level file, deleted all music files, I don't like download a 400MB zip which only contain only one level files!If you break this rule, this reports will be ignore and your broken level will never be fixed.4. Unwilling to upload broken levelsIf you don't upload your broken levels, Nobody will help you to fix your levels, Who cares? 5. You should provide environment for reproductionIf what you report is complex, your should provide text description, GIF evidence and even level files. If you provide more details, I will fix the bug more faster, and new version will release more earlier.If you break this rule, next hotfix/version's release will be delayed.

B. Make Suggestions1. You should provide GFXsAll of you who suggest add new power-ups didn't provide character's GFXs, so up to now I didn't add any new power-ups, If you still didn't provide any GFXs, all you suggestions won't be accept. Generally, I didn't get any GFXs from "Ideas & Suggestions" subforum.2. Almost all suggestions about script engine will not be acceptIf you learned how to programming, you will find these suggestions are totally ridiculous and useless, it's even a waste of time to read them, they can be divided into two kinds. First, someone who didn't know how to programming totally refusing to admit the fact and believe they are good at programming and think they can't use script because the language grammer is too hard or too bad so they ceaseless make suggestions to change the language and even make so-called new grammer. Second, someone who programming skill is not well didn't know how to implement some function and make a so-called suggestion but in fact they are just lazy to think so they want me to implement for them. Some people always say lua is more powerful but in fact most of them didn't know how to programming at all, now that you think so why don't you program a smbx by yourself, and why I can program one with a "very outdated and powerless language"?3. Read changelogs before make suggestionsAs the title says, A lots people make suggestions which are already implemented, for example, someone ask me to add a function which can frozen enemies when player's state is changeing a few days ago, it make me very uncomfortable, such suggestions will let me consider whether I add too many new functions in a new version and I will add more hidden functions in next new version baceuse I don't think you will find it if I don't hide them, it is said that some people think hidden functions will hurt others, but I don't mind to do this bacause you hurt me first.

C. Make ContributionIf you want to make contribution to this project, you can do following things:1. Find bugs and report them detailedly(+1)2. Provide missing sound effect files, they should be compressed(+1)3. Make complete and high quality episodes(+20)4. Translate the program to your language(+40)5. Make player's GFXs for new power-ups(+150)6. Create document for the editor and game, you know, current document files are very outdated(+200)If you make a big contribution to this project, you can enjoy some privileges, for example, you can get the new version earlier, your suggestions will have a high priority, you can know more things about hidden functions.

D. About Open SourceYou didn't make any contribution to this project, and you don't have any knowledge in programming and just say "It should be open source" everyday, don't you think you are greedy and selfish?

Super Mario Bros. X 1.4.3 (Outdated)

Changelog

Engine Updates

Added the GFX expansion feature. A single object in the game can now have up to 65536 different GFXs. Tiles, scenes, paths, levels, blocks, backgrounds, NPCs and effects are all supported.

From now on, there won't be any objects with the same function but different GFXs (like re-colored versions of a block) in a new update. You can manually add them using this feature.

Objects with this feature enabled will show a GFX-selection window in the editor when selected. Click on the icons in the window to make your choice.

You can drag the window to a proper place or double-click its status bar to minimize it if you find it disturbing.

Updated the script engine.

Block

Added slope platforms and oneway gates. Enable them in Custom Blocks.

You can now set different physics for players and NPCs.

Adjusted the physics of slopes.

You can now customize the graphics and physics of blocks. Added the Custom-Block Editor with a GUI, Right-click the icon of the object to open the customization window.

You can now stretch the graphics of a single block in the level.

Added the 'name' property for blocks.

Added advanced settings for the contents of blocks. Right-click the content picture to reveal them.

NPC

Added the Custom-NPC Editor with a GUI, Right-click the icon of the object to open the customization window.

The GFX expansion feature for NPCs is disabled by default and you can enable it in the Custom-NPC Editor.

Added some new Custom NPC codes.

Added the 'name' property for NPCs.

You can now arm your NPCs with parachutes (SMW). Warning! Attaching parachutes to large-sized NPCs is highly disapproved.

Added Baby Yoshies (SMW) and polished them. You can now enable / disable their overpowered abilities in the Advanced NPC Settings panel.

Added the Flag Pole (SMB) and the corresponding Level Exit settings in world maps.

Added Micro Goombas (SMB3).

Added Magikoopas (SMW).

Added an option in the Advanced NPC Settings panel for Nipper Plants to turn them to Fire Nipper Plants.

Add an option for Piranha Plants to turn them to Ice Piranha Plants.

Add an option for Fire Bros to turn them to Ice Bros. You'll use the GFX expansion feature to set their GFXs, though.

Add options to modify the explosion range and count down time for SMB2 bombs.

Warp

Added two-way warps.

Added pipe cannons that fires players out. You can set the projection range.

Background

You can now customize the properties of backgrounds. Right-click the icon of the object to open the customization window.

World

You can now customize the properties of tiles, scenes and levels. Right-click the icon of the object to open the customization window.

Added Game Over Level settings.

Misc

Added the wall jump system. You can enable it in special events.

Added SMB3 power-up system. You can enable it in special events.

You can now add Yoshi eggs to the world map inventory.

You can now customize the properties of effects. Find the panel in the Advanced Level Settings.

Made the tools in the editor more accurate when drawing lines and rectangles.

Added a debug window for to show the debug information outputted by scripts.

With light system enabled, the lighted area of players now shrink when they die instead of disappearing instantly.

Added a quick way to select the contents of blocks. Left-click the picture box.

You can now select objects. Switch the edit mode to 'Selection' and use Rectangle, Line or Circle tools and then you can drag-drop objects.

Adjusted the limit of triggering times in a single frame for several Autorun events.

Added triggering parameters for Autorun events.

You can now make your levels(not episodes) read-only, which means that they can still be opened and played but no longer modified.

You can set multiple permissions for the level, like permissions to cheat, view scripts, observe the level and so on.

The process will encrypt the graphic files and text files but not the music files.

A 256-byte key will be generated right after the encryption. You can use the key to decrypt the level.

You can specify a full access key and anyone who has it will grant the permission to view all contents of the level.

*Added inter-process communication features based on memory mapping for developers. After opening a level using command lines, developers can now use specific methods to tell the game to perform special tasks.

Generally, the bugs will be fixed if you properly reported them and they can be reproduced, if the "bug" you reported hasn't been fixed, that may be because:

You didn't report them properly. You should report a bug with instructions, pictures or videos explaining how to trigger it, and more detailed instructions are preferred if the triggering process is complex. If a bug is always happening in a specific level, you should upload the level file when reporting.

What you reported is not a bug. You found some features didn't work ONLY in your level but works fine in other level, why do you think this is a bug?

You found a feature differ from what you expect, and it has no help to your episode, so you think this is a "bug", why do you think so?

You reported too many bugs and I forget to fix some of them.

If you insist on reporting bugs in your own way(didn't report them properly), your report will be ignored.

Super Mario Bros. X 1.4.2 (Outdated)

Changelog

Engine Updates-Updated DirectX8 to DirectX9.-Replaced Gdiplus with Freeimage, so MSCOMCTL.OCX is no longer needed, and the game requires NO dlls to register.-Replaced Fmodex with SDL2 Mixer.-Greatly improved performance.-Layers and events are supported for world maps now.-Updated the script engine.

Worlds-Upgraded 'Music Components' in world maps to 'Area Components', enabling more functions. -You can now set the boundary of the world map, sailing areas, item-triggered areas and so on. -Area sizes are customable.-Upgraded 'Level Components', introducing random movements of levels. -You can set the path and the destinations, and the level will move randomly between destinations. -Added events for level entrance and exit. -Added 'one-time-use' levels. -Added other miscellaneous settings.-Add paths toggling the ability of passing every turn.-The number of star coins are now shown on the world map.-Added events for world maps, with events, you can: -Toggle the state of showing of the layers. -Move the layers around, multiple moving patterns are supported. -Make the events auto-executable with condition settings. -Messages on world maps are now supported. -Use sys(starcoincount) in expressions to get the star coin count.-3 new items for world maps are added: Music Box, Anchor and Warp Whistle.

NPCs-Added balancing lifts (SMB).-Added all-direction flamethrowers (SMB3).-Added Foo (NSMBWii).-Added Springboard (SMM, in SMW style)-Added a new Custom NPC Code. -zposition:A float number, determining the showing order of the NPC, ranges from 0 to 1.Set this to 0 will make the NPC shown in the foreground and 1 to make it shown in the background.

Warps-Added a new warp style: zero-delay warp(Loop).-Some types of the warps have the ability to resize now.-Added warps only available for mini characters.

Misc-Added the support of custom sound effects affecting the whole world map.

Liquids-Added an 'eraser' air fluid erasing all physic effects of other overlapping fluids.

I absolutely love the new version of this SMBX version but I don't really understand as of how to use the SMB balancing NPCs with background objects included since no matter as of how I do the advanced settings to do stuff and such it won't work on me.

Awesome update!!!It seem that the World Editor has been further liberalized with some new functions...More creative things would be achieved in the World Map..

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bossedit8 wrote:I absolutely love the new version of this SMBX version but I don't really understand as of how to use the SMB balancing NPCs with background objects included since no matter as of how I do the advanced settings to do stuff and such it won't work on me.

Set the same IDN to two NPCs with different Platform Settings(one "Group A" and another "Group B"),Pulley Position means the NPC will fall while reaching this Y position(or it will stop moving while Disable Falling is True)

Okay so, thanks for a huge TODO list for me, what I need to implement at PGE Editor and at PGE Engine. And I think, SMB Xtended config pack will be based on SMBX-38A's stuff.

Currently PGE Editor opens SMBX65-38A levels, but: because I wasn't finished events side, some properies are will be lost, and because I wasn't implemented controls for editing of some new fields, there are uneditable (even there are remembering in LVLX file). Anyway, SMBX65-38A allows extra data and parameters which allows me to write into this file format any supported in LVLX side data: PGE-specific BGO fields (Z-layer, Z-offset, SMBX64 Order Priority), Position bookmarks (allows you to quickly jump to specific position of scene area in the editor), Extra preferences for Lua/Autocode script generation thing, and later: metric tools (editor specific vector shapes which are helps with designing before place blocks and elements), action-styled events (optimized implementation of events engine where instead of a huge controls set, every event will have a list of actions which are can be added or removed. Internally will be used less memory to store every event, which also helps to reduce file size with avoiding of junk parameters storing).

Also sorry for a slow work from my side because I'm busy on a job tasks, but I still have ability to do main work on PGE.

FanofSMBX wrote:Uh, are still secret components of editor? Because he still not get back to me on that and secret things existing creeps me out...

He could move all secret parts into separated DLL (which you will keep in private) and open main part under GPL license (this license forbids closing code in commercial software if you not an author of this code: I.e.: your code - do with it anything even you licensed it under GPL. If you copied a code from anywhere and it licensed under GPL - you must license your code under GPL too.)

Also, There are many hostings of source code. My favorite are:http://github.com - public repos are free, unlimiter nunber of team members (how much people has access to your repo). Mainly used by me for sources of PGE.http://bitbucket.com - unlimited number of public and private repositories, but free plan limits number of team members (max 5 members per repo, not matter, public or private). You could use this hosting to work with private repositories with small development team or just yourself.(also don't forget that you has a version control system which helps to record history of your changes and you able to look back for old code pieces or return back if you (or one of co-developers) are broke code/build).

KFCMARIO wrote:Set the same IDN to two NPCs with different Platform Settings(one "Group A" and another "Group B"),Pulley Position means the NPC will fall while reaching this Y position(or it will stop moving while Disable Falling is True)

Even if I do all the instructions and most of the possibilities I did with it I still can't get it to work. I tried everything I can possibly think of on it and still these platforms appear for me invisible ingame for no reason.

FanofSMBX wrote:Uh, are still secret components of editor? Because he still not get back to me on that and secret things existing creeps me out...

He could move all secret parts into separated DLL (which you will keep in private) and open main part under GPL license (this license forbids closing code in commercial software if you not an author of this code: I.e.: your code - do with it anything even you licensed it under GPL. If you copied a code from anywhere and it licensed under GPL - you must license your code under GPL too.)

Also, There are many hostings of source code. My favorite are:http://github.com - public repos are free, unlimiter nunber of team members (how much people has access to your repo). Mainly used by me for sources of PGE.http://bitbucket.com - unlimited number of public and private repositories, but free plan limits number of team members (max 5 members per repo, not matter, public or private). You could use this hosting to work with private repositories with small development team or just yourself.(also don't forget that you has a version control system which helps to record history of your changes and you able to look back for old code pieces or return back if you (or one of co-developers) are broke code/build).

Your post is informative, but my question is still: Did he make result from math minigame public, or is stuff still hidden behind that minigame?

KFCMARIO wrote:Set the same IDN to two NPCs with different Platform Settings(one "Group A" and another "Group B"),Pulley Position means the NPC will fall while reaching this Y position(or it will stop moving while Disable Falling is True)

Even if I do all the instructions and most of the possibilities I did with it I still can't get it to work. I tried everything I can possibly think of on it and still these platforms appear for me invisible ingame for no reason.

You may set the wrong Pulley Position for this NPC,Turn on the "grid" and hold "F11" will get the position of grid's intersected point,or open "Debugger" and the position are shown on "Cursor"

suggestion: Would it be possible to set 1 player and 2 player spawnpoints for checkpoints? It is a very dangerous circumstance to enter a level in 2 player mode at the check point!! Both players fly very far in opposite directions... maybe a result of the decreased traction?

Hello.Your software is amazing, but I've a problem.In some scripts which use a decimal variable, SMBX shut down with a runtime error 9.It's because I use a french region, and french use "," for decimal number unlike English who use "." I think.This error don't happen if I use english region.So, can you fix it please ?

This is amazing! I'm very happy this new version has been released (Wow, it was totally unexpected for me!) I have been fun testing the new stuff (and thank you KFCMario, I had the same problem that bossedit but now it works fine for me).

Also I'm glad you've put some example scripts, I appreciate it a lot and it'll be very helpful! :)

Found a pair of issues:1. Game does not auto-save on each level finished.2. Attempt to enter certain levels, like Green Grassy Grasslands, or any of Tea Script example levels, SMBX crashes with "Runtime Error #9: Subscript out of range".